According to the 2023-24 Creative Schools Survey, Arts Liaisons report the following facilities in their school:
- Elementary schools
- 62% reported Visual Arts Studios
- 56% reported General Music Classrooms
- 49% reported Auditorium or Stages
- 25% reported Non-Art Spaces Used for Arts
- High schools
- 67% reported Visual Arts Studios
- 47% reported General Music Classrooms
- 45% reported Auditoriums or Stages
- 44% reported Band Rooms
- 36% reported Non-Arts Spaces Used for Arts
- 28% reported Individual Music Practice Rooms
- 25% reported Ceramics Kiln Rooms
Strategies
- Establish strategic partnerships with national and local organizations and philanthropic partners to secure instruments, classroom materials, and essential arts supplies for CPS educators and students. Leverage public-private collaborations, donation programs, grants, and corporate sponsorships to expand resource access.
- Perform district-wide arts facilities and learning space audit to understand which schools have access to high-quality, well-equipped arts environments. Create recommendations to prioritize schools with limited arts infrastructure, align facility improvements with district capital planning, and establish funding mechanisms to support equitable upgrades in arts classrooms, performance spaces, and creative learning environments.
- Provide greater access to resources by offering memberships to national or local arts organizations that provide immediate access to high- quality supplemental curricular resources, professional development, and communities of practice.